> overcrowding in the state prison system and so our solution is to change the law, instead of dealing with whatever is causing people to steal in the first pl

> overcrowding in the state prison system and so our solution is to change the law, instead of dealing with whatever is causing people to steal in the first place. Theft is a grey area between non-violence and violence, I'd rather we deal with the root causes rather than just making it less of a crime. If murders were overcrowding prisons, i doubt many people would be calling for reduced murder sentencing (although im sure some would)